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The Warburgs
The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family
Book • 1993
This book by Ron Chernow is a group portrait of the Warburg family, who were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy.
The family, which included bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, stood at the pinnacle of German (and later German-American) Jewry.
They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents.
However, their success made them vulnerable to anti-Semitism, particularly in Nazi Germany.
The book spans nearly two centuries, detailing the family's experiences through World War I and II, the Russian pogroms, the founding of the state of Israel, and the Great Depression.
It also explores the tension between their German and Jewish identities and their significant contributions to banking, philanthropy, and culture.
The family, which included bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, stood at the pinnacle of German (and later German-American) Jewry.
They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents.
However, their success made them vulnerable to anti-Semitism, particularly in Nazi Germany.
The book spans nearly two centuries, detailing the family's experiences through World War I and II, the Russian pogroms, the founding of the state of Israel, and the Great Depression.
It also explores the tension between their German and Jewish identities and their significant contributions to banking, philanthropy, and culture.
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